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Resolving Conflicts and Overcoming Strife – Part 2

Resolving Conflicts and Overcoming Strife – Part 2

If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men (Romans 12:18 NKJV) Resolving Conflict the Biblical Way This continues where we left off in the  Resolving Conflicts and Overcoming Strife – Part 1 message. When dealing with conflict, the Bible strongly encourages us Christians to pursue peace with one another by having humble hearts, acknowledging their part in the conflict, repenting, and reconciling (Hebrews 12:14-15). The Bible provides the following additional guidelines to help us in resolving conflict: Be led the by the Holy Spirit so that we will not gratify the things of the...Read more
Resolving Conflicts and Overcoming Strife – Part 1

Resolving Conflicts and Overcoming Strife – Part 1

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many (Hebrews 12:14-15 NIV). Conflict can be defined as a serious disagreement, quarrel, argument, or contention, typically one that lingers on for a while. Other synonyms in the dictionary for conflict include: strife, discordance, hostility, disharmony, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, ill feeling, bad blood, squabbling, bickering, wrangling, feuding, disunity, dissension, dispute, friction, division, opposition, and...Read more